VIN and Tag Numbers – Do They Help Verify Military Duty?

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When someone is searching to verify military duty and doesn’t know the Social Security Number of an individual, the SCRACVS can sometimes find the SSN by using the Subject’s address. Sometimes, towing companies, repossession services, insurance companies, and law firms only have a VIN or tag number.

SCRACVS has found that VIN and tag numbers are not always helpful in finding addresses.

That is because the national data bases of VIN and Tag numbers that show names and addresses depend upon information supplied by the individual States. Roughly half of the States share information, but the others do not. If the VIN was registered in a State that does not share its information, a search on the national data bases will come up empty. Law enforcement has access to a more comprehensive data base that may contain VIN and tag numbers and other information not available to others.

Attorney Roy Kaufmann serves as the Director of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service, located in Washington, D.C. As a recognized authority on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Mr. Kaufmann has published hundreds of articles and hosted many webinars. His teachings help law firms and businesses to remain compliant with the SCRA rules and regulations so as to avoid costly fines.

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